Cloth-covered buckle.



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CLOTH COVERED BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I4 I9I6.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

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JOSEPH B. SCUT'JLI, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CLOTH-COVERED BUCKLE.

To all whom z't may concern Be it known that T, JOSEPH B. Scorri, a citizen of the United States, residing at 219 Chauncey street, Brooklyn, New York, have invented anew and useful Improve- 'ment in Cloth-Covered Buckles, of which the following is a specification.-

The object of my invention is to provide a buckle'with a metallic back and a cloth face which may be given any suitable size and inish, and used for any purpose that may be desired. This object is accomplished by my invention, one embodiment of which is hereinafter more particularly set forth.

For a more particular description of my invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved buckle. Fig. 2 is an inverse plan view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views, taken on the lines 3-3 and 4--4 respectively of Fig. 22 looking in the direction of the arrows.` Figs. 5 and 6 are large fragmentary views showing a part of the cross-bar andl manner in which it is secured. Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive, show the constituent parts before they are assembled, Fig. 7 showing the inner annulus, Fig. 8 the other annulus, Fig. 9 the cross-bar and Fig. 10 the cloth blank.

rThroughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

My improved buckle 1 is composed of the cloth or other ornamental covering 2, the outer annulus 3, the inner annulus t and the cross-bar 5, and each of these will now be described in detail.

The cloth covering 2 when it exists in the form of a blank 6, is preferably made in the formof a disk with the requisite diameter and a central perforation 7 from which extend the radiating slits 8.' The distance between the ends of the slits 8 and the periphery is sucient to provide for `all the exposed part of the cloth 2 in the nished Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 191i?.

Application led April 14, 1916. Serial No. 91,049.

buckle 1. The requisite proportions are shown in Fig. 10.

The outer annulus 3 is preferably made in the form of a U-shaped ring with separated upper edges 9 and 10, and theinner ring 4 is made smaller in cross-section, although of about the same diameter and in a similar way so as to fltwith downwardly extending edges 11 Aand 12 in the groove of the anulus 3. The cross-bar 5 is a bar with a circular cross-section of the requisite length, a short piece of wire generally being employed. This bar is cut true at each end, as indicated.

The elements of my improved buckle are assembled and secured together as ollows:`

The cloth disk 6 is iirst laid in the assembling machine (not shown) and then the annulus 3 with its separated edges 9 and 1G is placed centrally thereon and pressed into the cloth which is forced upwardly about this ring and close to these edges. The bar 5 is then put in place by hand, the edges of the blank 6, both inner and outer, are placed over the edges 9 and 10, the annulus 4 is then put in position with its edges 11 and 12 downwardly disposed, pressure is brought to bear which not only forces the annulus i toits true position, but causes the same to be recessed by the bar 5, which also recesses the annulus 3, at the same time the annulus 3 is crimped so that the cloth 2 is shoved snug and tight and stretched against the ring' 3 whereby this cloth is held with a proper ltting in its true position, and the parts are secured together so that none of them can become detached without destroying the buckle. l/Vhen the buckle is thus made, it is apparent from Fig. 3 that the cloth 2 is stretched tight because it is pressed by all' four edges 9, 12, 11 and 10, the iirst and last pressing itagainst the annulus t on its exterior, and the other two edges pressing against the ring or annulus 3 on its interior. After the parts are assembled, as above described, the bucklemay be put to any suitable use.

While I have shown and described embodiment of my invention, it is obv that it is not restricted thereto,

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but is broad l enough to cover ali structures which come 5 Within the scope of the annexed claims.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described what outer nnulus with separated edges and a 1Q cloth stretched over the same, a cross -bar and an inner annulus mounted in the first mentioned annulus and over said messbar;

JOSEPH B. sonrfri 

